By Shaun Casey WITH the league now over two-thirds of the way through, Teconnaught sit in pole position to gain promotion from Division Four and boss John Clarke, in his first season in charge, is delighted with the progress his side are making. From their twelve Division Four league games, Teconnaught have tasted defeat only once, […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S 14 years since Down and Clare clashed in the championship, and both will be hoping to kickstart the All-Ireland series with a win this weekend. Back then, Down had just competed in the All-Ireland final the year before and narrowly missed out against Cork. Now, the Mourne men are glad to […]
By Shaun Casey SATURDAY’S trip to Kingspan Breffni is a hugely important one for Down and their target of staying in Division Two, says former full-forward John Clarke. As things stand, Down currently sit in one of the two relegation spots. The Mourne men earned promotion from Division Three last season and are determined to […]
By Shaun Casey ANNACLONE head into the lion’s den this weekend as they travel to Glenn for a Division Three top of the table clash and boss John Clarke hopes his side can upset the odds to nab a victory. Clarke’s side currently sit in second place, one point off the unbeaten league leaders, and […]
By Shaun Casey ONE point is all Down need on Sunday to confirm their promotion to Division Two and a Croke Park date for a league final, but their opponents Clare are eyeing up that much sought after promotion spot as well. Even in defeat, Down can get promoted if Westmeath happen to lose away […]
JOHN Clarke believes Down are well-positioned to overcome fierce rivals Armagh in their Ulster Championship quarter-final at Pairc Esler on June 4 – but adds that the repercussions for the losing camp could be considerable. The former Down star believes home advantage could swing the tie in their favour against an Armagh side still reeling […]
